Typeset note issued by North Carolina with and narrow borders on
the top, bottom and right edge of the note. Printed inscription: “North
Carolina.
[No.125 ]/ ( XX s.) ONE POUND/ This
NOTE shall intitle [sic] the Bearer to/
Twenty Shillings, Proclamation Money,/ to be paid out of the Public
Treasury, with / Interest, at the rate of Six per Cent , from the
/Date hereof, to the/ Tenth Day of June, in the/ Year of our
Lord, 1761, according to an Act/ of Assembly, passed at Edenton the
22d Day/ of December, 1758.// Dated this 20thDay of novr1759// To be a lawful Tender in
all payments what-/ever, at Par with Proclamation Bill Money/ T
Barker/ Pub. Treas/ 2/ .

Several ink inscriptions on reverse: “FG,”
“Mr Ward,” “Thos Ames” and others less legible. Bill
is folded in half both ways.

Donor:

Anonymous

Relation:

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued
between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

Permission to use the photograph must be
obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina.
It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace
Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”

This project is supported with federal
LSTA
funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services, administered by the
State Library of North
Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through
the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring
Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.